"Select Salmon: No.15 - The Popham" by Tolfrey, Frederick

Author Tolfrey, Frederick
Book Jones's Guide to Norway
Book Edition N/A
Page 162

Material

  • Hook: No.7 or 8
  • Tip: Silver twist
  • Tail: Golden Pheasant topping
  • Butt: Ostrich
  • Body: Orange, yellow and blue silk in equal parts. Black Ostrich, three turns, as joint separator. Indian Crown, two pairs, as veiling over/under each part
  • Rib: Gold twist over orange and yellow
  • Wing: Mixed in strands. Golden Pheasant tippet, Mallard, Teal, Guinea-Hen, Bustard, Green Parrot, Red Macaw, Golden Pheasant's tail
  • Topping: Optional, Golden Pheasant topping
  • Throat: Jay Hackle
  • Horns: Blue Macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Hook - No. 7, or 8.
Tail - Golden Pheasant Topping.
Tip - Silver twist and Ostrich.
Body - Orange silk and gold twist, three turns of black Ostrich, four small red feathers from the red-breasted Crow of India. Yellow silk and sold twist, three turns of black Ostrich, four small red feathers from the red-breasted Crow of India. Blue silk and silver tinsel, three turns of black Ostrich, and four small red feathers from the red-breasted Crow of India.
Wing - Mixed in strands, the same as preceding fly. No. 14.
(N.B. A Golden Topping is sometimes used over all.)
Throat - Jay Hackle.
Horns - Blue Macaw.
Head - Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tip Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Silk Orange      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Two pairs, veiling over/under silk
Red      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint separator
Black      
Silk Yellow      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Two pairs, veiling over/under silk
Red      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint separator
Black      
Silk Blue      
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest
Two pairs, veiling over/under silk
Red      
Rib Tinsel - Twist
Over orange
Gold      
Tinsel - Twist
Over yellow
Gold      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Mixed in strands
Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather Green      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Optional
Natural
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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